Aerospace Recruiter (Contract) – Engineering & Tech

Auriga Space; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Auriga Space is seeking an experienced Recruiter to partner with us on a consulting basis and build the team behind our electromagnetic launch systems. This hybrid role is based at our Garden Grove, CA facility with regular onsite time to work alongside hiring managers and give candidates an authentic Auriga experience on the shop floor.

You will own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, manufacturing, technician, and business functions, source passive talent in the Southern California

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in-house, agency, embedded, or RPO settings.
• Proven success hiring mechanical, electrical, power electronics, or manufacturing engineers, as well as skilled technicians and machinists.
• Strong proactive sourcing with a track record of closing passive candidates.
• Working knowledge of ITAR and U.S. person hiring restrictions and how they shape a candidate pipeline.
• Proficiency with an applicant tracking system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and the credibility to hold a substantive conversation with senior engineers and executives.
• Able to work independently, set priorities, and deliver results with minimal process and supervision.
• Located in the Orange County or greater Los Angeles area, and available to work onsite in Garden Grove, CA on a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting for open roles across engineering, manufacturing and technician, and business and G&A functions, from intake through offer acceptance and start date.
• Partner with hiring managers and leadership on intake meetings to define role requirements, must-have versus nice-to-have criteria, target candidate profiles, and realistic market expectations.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates through direct outreach, referrals, professional networks, industry events, and targeted market mapping of Southern California aerospace and defense talent.
• Screen candidates for technical fit, motivation, compensation alignment, and ITAR or export control eligibility, and present calibrated shortlists rather than high-volume resume flow.
• Coordinate and drive the interview process, including scheduling, interviewer preparation, structured scorecards, debriefs, and timely candidate communication.
• Manage offer strategy and negotiation in partnership with leadership, including compensation benchmarking, equity conversations, and closing candidates against competing offers.
• Maintain accurate, organized records in the applicant tracking system, and keep pipeline status and hiring metrics visible to leadership.
• Advise on job description quality, sourcing strategy, interview structure, and candidate experience, and help improve how Auriga hires as we scale.
• Support compliance in the hiring process, including consistent and defensible screening practices and appropriate handling of candidate data.
• Represent Auriga in the local talent market at meetups, university and trade school pipelines, industry events, and through employer branding activity.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Passive candidate sourcing

ITAR knowledge

ATS proficiency

Executive communication

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Auriga Space is seeking an experienced Recruiter to partner with us on a consulting basis and build the team behind our electromagnetic launch systems. This hybrid role is based at our Garden Grove, CA facility with regular onsite time to work alongside hiring managers and give candidates an authentic Auriga experience on the shop floor.

You will own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, manufacturing, technician, and business functions, source passive talent in the Southern California